Clip member



NOV. 19, 1935. w JONES 2,021,730

CLIP MEMBER Filed July 14, 1934' I nvenior 4/44 vgad UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLIP IVIEMBER My invention relates with pin means for atta fabric-covered articles.

Walter I. Jones, Arlington, Mass,

United-Carr Fastener Corporation,

assignor to Cambridge,

Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application July 14, 1934, Serial No. 735,221

4 Claims.

to a wire-holding clip ching it to fabrics and In the drawing, which illustrates an embodiment of my invention:-

Figure 1 is a front view of one form of my invention Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is Fig. 1;

a rear view of the form shown in Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a front View of a form of my invention showing a section of wir e in position.

The specific form of my invention as shown in the drawing presents a simple and sturdy wire-clip,

The wire-clip I is for purposes of economy,

easily attachable to fabric.

formed from the cap itself simplicity and strength.

It has a slight reverse curve as shown in Fig. 2

at la, for the purpose of clipping the wire firm- 1y against the face of the cap with a spring action.

circular head of the pin bent over the pin 3. To

The cap 2 is slightly strength and appearance and is secured to 3 by a flange 4 which is dome-shaped for the prevent rotation of the cap on the head, I have provided the flange with two extensions 5-5 adapted to bend inwardly on either side of the pin, thus holding the cap in proper position relative to the pin (Fig. 3).

Where the pin used is a single one, as in Fig.

3, it is necessary to provide means to keep the pin upright in turned upside the fabric, down. To this end, I have prolest the wire-clip I be vided the flange with another pair of extensions, in the form of sharpened prongs 6-6, bent outwardly toward the pin 3 (Figs. 2 and 3) and adjacent to it. These prongs allow the fabric to pass readily between themselves and the pin, but their sharp points hold the fabric and prevent the pin from turning.

Since the fabric must tween the cap and the pin means he allowed to pass beto effect complete engagement, I have bent the pin 3 away from its circular head 1 begins. the opposite direction head 1 at the point 8 where the I have further bent the pin in at a point 9 near the top of the cap 2. These two bends remove the circular head from the pin and leave a space for the fabric (Fig. 2).

One of the many uses to which my invention is adapted is that of temporarily supporting the aerial of a portable radio. My novel wire-clips may be stuck into curtains or furniture at advantageous points about the room and the antenna may then be easily and quickly suspended 5 therefrom, removable at a moments notice.

While I have illustrated and described a form of my invention, I do not wish to be limited thereby, as the scope of my invention is best defined by the following claims. 0

I claim:

1. A wire-holding clip comprising a cap, pin means having a substantially circular portion, said cap having means to engage the substantially circular portion of said pin means, and said 15 cap having a wire-engaging member struck from the material of the cap, said wire-engaging member being bent outwardly and upwardly in spaced relation to the front face of the cap for the purpose described.

2. A wire-holding clip comprising a cap, a supporting pin having a head, said cap having a peripheral flange adapted to secure the head of said pin to said cap, said flange having prong means adjacent to said pin for the purpose of 2 engaging a fabric, and said cap having an integral wire-engaging hook for the purpose described.

3. A wire-holding clip comprising a cap part, pin means associated-with said cap part for supporting said cap part on a fabric, said cap part having a yieldable integral wire-engaging member struck from the material of the cap part, and said wire-engaging member being bent outwardly from and in spaced relation to the face of the cap part for the purpose described.

4. A wire-holding clip comprising a cap part, fabric-engaging means associated with said cap part, an integral yieldable wire-engaging hook struck from the material of said cap part and extending a predetermined distance therefrom, said hook being bent upwardly in spaced relation to the face of said cap part to form wire-engaging surfaces to cooperate with the face of said cap part for the purpose described, and the free end of said hook being spaced from said cap part a distance substantially less than the diameter of the wire to be engaged, thereby preventing the accidental disengagement of the wire and providing a spring action upon a wire being engaged by said hook.

WALTER I. JONES. 

